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American Popular Music
Final
26
Music
Undergraduate 3
12/05/2013

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Ken Kesey
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Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. Psychadelic dude.
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Jim Morrison
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Leader of the band The Doors
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John Cougar Mellencamp
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Sang about the American farmer
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Tom Donahue
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A DJ who would play whole sides of albums or LP's
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Janis Joplin
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Soul singer (expressive rough style)
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Grace Slick
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First female rock star
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Linda Ronstadt
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Country/blues singer, backed by Eagles originally
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Holland/Dozier/Holland
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Song writing team/Motown hit writers Hitsville USA
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Berry Gordy
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Mastermind behind MoTown records
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Beatniks
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name of literary movement founded by Allen Ginsberg
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"Brothers VanHalen"
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Born in Holland (Eddie VanHalen)
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Pink Floyd
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Most popular album was dark side of the moon.
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Steppenwolf
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song "Born to Be Wild" first used the term heavy metal
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Freebird
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name of song written and then was "in memorium" to Duane Allman
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Like a Rolling Stone
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Song written by Bob Dylan, folk rock
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Kiss
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A heavy metal band that began to introduce more melodic and a more musically interesting metal
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Jimi Hendrix Experience
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3 year stint with Jimi on guitar
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All Along the Watchtower
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Written by Dylan, Hendrix's only top 40 hit
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Allman Brothers
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Funky line up. Included 2 drummersand 2 lead guitarists.
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Psychadelic Rock
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Term for Acid Rock
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Haight Ashbury
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Street corner where a lot of musicians and people in general gathered
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Jefferson Airplane
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1st to sign with a major record company
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"Jazz Rock"
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Ska, a combination rock band with horn line
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Led Zeppelin
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Members: Robert Plans (Vocals), Jimmy Page(Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass), John Bonham (Drums)
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Famous guitarists with the Yardbirds
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Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck
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Apocalyptica
Definition
4 Cellists plus a drummer (Mikko Siren)
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